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Aldermen and citizens of London. King. The Aldermen and citizens of London state...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/192/9598

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Reference
SC 8/192/9598
Date
[1315]
Description
Petitioners
Aldermen and citizens of London.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The Aldermen and citizens of London state that when a trespass was committed against John de Gisorce, Mayor of London, he sued against Henry le Cheyner, one of the principal trespassers, before the Sheriffs of London, and Henry was convicted by a jury, and sentenced to pay damages, and sent to prison until he had made satisfaction to the King for the contempt and to the Mayor for the trespasses. Now claims have been made to the Chancellor that Henry was convicted before the Mayor and not before the Sheriffs, and Henry has been released on mainprise, without giving satisfaction to the King for the contempt done him or to John de Gisorce for the trespass. They state that the plea took place and the judgment was given before the Sheriffs, in the presence of the Aldermen, and ask that a suitable ordinance might be made on this matter, so that the trespass might not go unpunished or the King's estate be reviled.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
London.
People mentioned
John de Gisorce (Gisors), Mayor of London
Henry le Cheyner.
Note
This petition was probably formerly enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.431, which is dated 20 October 1315. CPR 1313-17 p.415 is dated 18 September 1315.John de Gisors was Mayor of London between 1311 and 1313, and between 1314 and 1315.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.431 (order to the Chancellor, Treasurer and Archbishop of Canterbury to ordain a remedy for this)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.415 (commission to correct an alleged error in the process and judgment of a suit brought without the King's writ between John de Gisorce and Henry de Cheyner)
Record URL
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